Writing Log 2A

Chapter 1

The first “hotspot” that came to my attention was on page 19 and the very bottom continuing onto page 21. “Almost all writing is compelled by sort of motivating occasion or exigency.” This is saying that someone never writes for no reason there is always something making him or her write in the way that they are writing. Also it is stating how it can help create a purpose of a paper. I chose this one because I think that it is really true. I don’t think that anyone just writes anything with out some reason. I think that this the way a lot of people come up with purposes for there papers. The only thing I would change in the quote would be instead of almost I think that all would be a better way to start the sentence. I think that all writing always has motivation because you typically writing because you have to for a class, or maybe you just want to tell a story. Also I chose this because I think that it just in general has a really good point. It has a very simple and to the point way of saying why people generally write papers.

The second “hotspot” that came to my attention and that I found very interesting was on page 24, the first sentence in the second paragraph. “The concept of genre creates strong reader expectations and places specific demands on writes.” This quote is talking about how when writing for a specific purpose there are certain ways that you need to write. And that the reader expects certain things depending on the genre of what they are reading. I agree with this because when you read a research paper you expect specific things, and a certain type of writing style. If you were reading a research paper that was written like E-mail you would probably not think that the research was right and the person writing it had no idea what they were doing. I think it is something we all do we are just not aware that when writing certain types of papers that are genres change so much. It is just something that is done so that all papers fit the context in which they are to be understood.

Chapter 2

The first “hotspot” that came to my attention is on page 31 and fifth bullet point, “Marketing and Management: How did the white media turn a black, urban phenomenon into corporate profits?” This quote is supposed to be how different disciplines might have different questions about hip-hop music. This is about how everyone asks different questions based off one simple topic. The question is trying to show the different thought process to show how to think in a problem solving method. I think that the question should be worded differently or something, because I feel it comes across in an inappropriate way. The only thing about this question is that it does get the reader thinking in the way I think that they are trying to get across. I chose this because I don’t agree with the wording of this question. But I think that they are using it in away to get their point across on the “wallowing in complexity”.

My second “hotspot” is found on page 41 in the fourth paragraph, “To change your reader’s view of your subject, you must first imagine how the reader would view the subject before reading your essay.” This “hotspot” is actually very important when it comes to changing someone’s point of view. The book is saying that for someone to see your point of view first you need to try to see his or hers before starting your essay. I think that this is very important. I chose it because I think that it is something that is over looked a lot of the time when writing essays that are trying of change other peoples opinions. It can feel some times that you are reading something and the writer is telling you watch to think not trying to explain why. Also this is something that could be used just so that you don’t write something that might be easier understood by looking at someone else’s point of view.

Chapter 3

The first “hotspot” that I came across in chapter three was on page fifty-two in the second paragraph, “The stance we take on questions is partly influenced by out life experiences and knowledge, by our class and gender, by our ongoing intentions and desires.” This “hotspot” is referring to how we create a vision or angle on the essays, which we write. Also how when we read we are only seeing what the write allows us to see or when we write the reader only sees what we let them see. I chose this “hotspot” because I feel that this is very interesting. Because are lives how shaped how we view things and how we tell our readers about the things we are writing about. The book use stem cell research as an example to this point and when you think about it everything you have been surrounded by in your life have helped shaped the views which we see. Also they shape how we tell readers about what we are writing about.

The second “hotspot” that caught my attention is on page fifty-five and in the first paragraph, “In order to win people’s consideration of their ideas, writers or speakers can appeal to what classical philosopher Aristotle called logos, ethos, and pathos.” This “hotspot” is telling about how to make your information interesting to the reader even if it’s not the reader’s opinion. I chose this “hotspot” because I found it very helpful. I think that this is something that we all use it is just something that no one really thinks about. It s just something that is done and is just not really thought about.